Improvement in iron cars



R. MONTGOMERY.

Freight Car.

Patented Aug. 7 1860.

Witnesses:

Inventor,

AMA PHOT-LITND. C0. NX (OSBURNE'S PROESS) .i f' e i' Y j UN11TEDSTATES PATENT- OFFICE RICHARD MONTGOMERY, or NEW YORK, N. Y;

IMPROVEMENT l-N IRON CARS.

' Specification forming-part ofLettersPatent No. 29,510, dated August 7,1860.

Be'itknown that I; RioH'A-Rn MONTGOMERY,

`of the city, county,-and'.` State "of New York,- f ghay'e invented, certain newfzand Auseful Im proveinents inv- Irion Carsgand I do 'hereby declare"that'thefollowingfis a full, clear,l and.

' ergactdescription thereof, reference being had tothe accompanyingd'rawings, forming apart then placed over the projectionslll H and' -o f-the cai", a" part of fthe covering being removed. `Fig. '2 represents a section. Online A-B, 1' i,. .l,'and A C, F-ig.3. vFig-.3 `repre- 4sejntsa s'ectonmn line A D,.Fig. '2,-'or a lon. p --gitudinalsectonpthrough the center of the car, theline being vertical. Figs. 4, 5, and

'6 vrepresent on an enlarged scale detachedv sec- ]tionsof parts of the c ar lto show more fully the mode ofuniting the different parts. Figs. 7 and'S representthe coupling-.pieces by which the top, bottom, 'and cross pieces are united.

The frame'of v the caris composed- 0f 1on- Y gitudinal' side and base pieces A, `arched .top

pieces B, and cross Hoor-pieces C. yThesepi'eces are all of corrugated -iron or other metal, andAj correspond with each other in the .forni of the corrugation-that is to say, each ih as the'jsame form when cut through on a line ati-ight angles to the line of the cori-ir'v rugated iron covering F is fastened byrivets,

while the margins c c of the cross-pieces C aordpthe necessary support for the arched and corrugated floor-supports D. The floor.

E, which' is composed of wood cut into boards fof. the proper length, Width, and thickness,

rests onthe cross-pieces C and also on the center of the arched corrugated iron supports D.

. lI f desired, Wooden pieces e may be inserted into the uppercorrugation in the cross-pieces C for the purpose of receiyin'g screws or nai-ls by'which to hold or fasten down the flooring E.

The" inode of fastening thev curved top piecesBlto thecrossvpieces Cand side or base pieces A ier-fully shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and 'is eHeet-ed in a simple' yet firm and durable manner as follows: The-'couplinglpiece His first4 placed with 'its loWer projection H in the upper -corrugation in the base-piece'A. The top pieceB vis then cut out aty its end so jas to iit voverthe'upper projections H H ,`as shown in Figs. v'and 6. Thecross-pieee C is' abutting against the end of the `top piece B,

Figs .an 6. The other coupling-piece Gis and `5. ItiWill thus b e seen that the projection .G of 'the coupling-piece G lits into the central corrugation in the lpieces B and C, and also ,in between the projectionsll H of the coupling-piece H, while itsouter sides fit over-the outer .corrugations in the pieces B and C and thus hold y.the parts securelyin place. T'o hold the parts still more firm bolts vor rivets h may b e passedv .through the coupling-pieces and the ends of the pieces A, ,13, and' C, as fully shown in the drawings.

The lower part of the car may be covered with smooth sheets; butl prefer to make the top of corrugated sheets,"since it adds Very mueh to the strength oli' the car and also gives ita more finished appearance. The number of the curved corrugated top pieces B may be varied to s uit .the purposes to which the Weight is to be borne, then their number will is done. The sheets which compose the covat f, Fig.' l, and at their sides, as shown at g, Fig. 2. The ends of the plates should meet can be securely-fastened or riveted. down'. The eoupling-pieces' H and Gr maybe of casi metal.

' rlhe object of myinvention-hasbeen toproduce an iron'ca1f \`vhich could be built cheap,

necessary strength' landlightnfess to recomv mend it to favor.` v I l Iii constructing a car-aftermyvplan the iron can be rolled out and corrugateflwithgreat rapidity, and. consequently can, be aiforded at a Very low rato, while' the arrangement of (see Fig. 4, lWhichqis a. `sectionfon lines a b,

- now placed in position, as. shown in Figs. 2vv

car is lto be used. VVhengreat strain and necessarily be greater than Whenthe car is to be used on roads where but little business ering may be united at their ends,- as shown' over one of the pieces`B, so lthatlltheir endsl while at the same-time it should possess the.

'and easily united.

the corrugations renders the car Very strong Of lthe adyantages in the use of an iron car there is no necessity to speak, since it has v long been proved vthat if an i'ron car could only be built which should lcombine cheapness and'lightness, While at' the samel time possessing great Strength and simplicity of construction, it would be a'great addition to the facilities of safe and quick traveling by railroads.

Having described my improved iron car,

Secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the curved corrugated top pieces B with the corrugated side-or base pieces` A and coupling-pieces 1I and Gr, the

what I olaim .as inv invention, and desire to vWhole arranged in relfitionto each other as and for the' purposes set forth.

' l RICHARD 'MoNTGoMERY- 'Ttnevsses:v

THos. II. DODGE, JoH'N QUINCY ADAMS. 

